Egg-carrier



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BGG CARRIER.

, No. 292,303. Patentd Jan; 22, 1884.

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:OF PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA.

EGG-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 292,503, .dated January 22, 1884.

Application filed Auguste; 1863. intact) To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, Brennan HUNTER HAR- RIs, of Petersburg, in the county of Dinwiddie and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Egg-Garriers; and I do hereby declare that the follow.-

ing is a'full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereomwhieh form apart of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in eggcrates in which eggs are transported in domestic and foreign commerce without liability of fracture or danger of dete1 iorating,due to contact with infected eggs; and the-objects of my improvements are, first, to use but one rigid support for holdinganegg in position; second, to secure separation of the eggs by pr0- viding a yielding encircling surface in place of the four other walls ordinarily used, and obviating contact with the roof; third,-to accommodate a larger number of eggs in a given area than heretofore possible by arranging them quincuncially; and, fourth, to accomplish these ends with simplicity of construction. I attain these objects by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation, partially broken to show internal construction; and Fig. 2 isa plan, having top partially removed to show the relative positions of the unyielding walls.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts in both views.

A A represent the spiral springs, concentric with the axis of the egg and that of the unyielding base. They are fastened to the roof of each story by any suitable fastenings. Tacks are admirably adapted for this purpose, as eleven tacks will hold twelve springs in a firm position. One end of each spring is in-. sorted in a small perforation in the ro0f,while the other end and the intermediate body rest upon the egg, perfectly adapting itself to any contour of the latter.

Bis the roof of the upper tier, and B B are the walls of the upper, and Cis the floor of the upper tier and the roof of the-lower, and U0 are the walls of the lower tier of the egg-carrier. It is obvious that any number 0 tiers can be superposed over each other by s1 b stituting longerrods for the rods H, and also that it'is immaterial, as far as the safety of the eggs is involved, what position the carrier occupies; l

D D are the unyielding bases, on which the eggs are placed in an upright position. The recesses are hollowed out from the base 6 in the form of a spherical segment.

D D represent perforations in the same to secure ventilation. V

E represents the base of the carrier.

F F represent hasps projecting from the top tier of the carrier. They are adapted to hold the top tier in place, thereby preventing its upward motion by means of buttons G G insorted in the rods H H bya swivel-joint. The rods H H also serve-to guidethe tiers into and out of plaee,to permit the removal or insertion of the eggs. The rods H H may be perforated crosswise just above each tier, and pinsI Ibe passed through the hole, to counteract thetendency of the springs to increase the distance between the roof and the base,caused by their resiliency, from the eggs.

The operation is as follows: The carriers being entirely apart, eggs are placed on the bases D D of the bottom tier, and the roof portion. having the springs A A in position, is guided down upon the eggs by the bars H H, so that each spring readily surrounds an egg and will hold itin any position against breaking or contact with the other eggs. Pins are then passed crosswise through the bars H H, so as to maintain an invariable distance between the base and roof of each tier. Sometimes it will be found unnecessary to employ these pins, as the weight of the superstructure may suffice; or suitable equivalents therefor may be preferable. Each tier is thus completed and the roof of the top tier fastened in any suitable manner to the other tiers, or preferably to the bars H H, as shown on the drawings. Removable pieces may be provided at each tier, normally held in place by suitable stays or braces, K K, which engage pins L L,whereby inspectioipcr" atmospheric access is permitted.

I anr,avare thatheretoforeaspring has been used in egg-carriers in combination with a yielding cushion and abase to which the spring is affixed, so that the egg rests entirely in the spring and thereby has free lateral movement. This I do not claim as my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In egg-carriers, a rigid hollowed base, in combination with a yielding egg-encircling surface projecting from the roof of each tier, for'the purpose specified.

2. In egg-carriers, the combination, with a perforated rigid hollowed base, of a spiral yielding surface concentric with the axis of the former, substantially as herein described.

In egg-carriers, the combination, with rigid hollowed bases D D, having perforations D D, of spiral springs A A, projecting from roofB, concentric with the axis of the base and that of the egg inserted between them, for the purpose herein set forth.

4. In egg-carriers, the combinatiomwith the posing the respective tiers, of the rods H H, adapted to guide and sustain them in position,

pins I I and pivoted braces K K, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my 3 5 own I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD HUNTER HARRIS.

Vitnesses:

L. S. SMITH, JAS- W. CLARY. 

